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ArchiveDo we need dialectics?
An internal SACP incomplete draft discusing the need to study dialectics
ArchiveContact: an introductory essay:
A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical Contact
ArchiveIntroductory essay: Contact
A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical Contact
ArchiveIntroductory essay: Inqaba ya Basebenzi Journ, January 1981
A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical Inqaba ya Basebenzi
ArchiveIntroductory essay: Pro Veritate
A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical Pro Veritate
ArchiveIntroductory essay: The African Communist
A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical The African Communist
The Women’s National Coalition conference (25-27 February), where the Women’s Charter is adopted, starts.
Cecilia Makiwane, first Black woman to become a professional nurse in South Africa, is registered.
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
The Black People's Convention (BPC) held its first National Congress at Hammanskraal in December 1972, attended by approximately 200 African, Indian, and…
EventThe first Indian people, 197 men, 89 women and 54 children, arrive in Natal
The first Indian people in South Africa are reported to have arrived on board the Truro from Madras to work in the sugar cane plantation in Port-Natal. The…
Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act
Thousands of people form a human chain linking Soweto to Johannesburg in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act.
PlaceCypress Tea Gardens, Hermanus
Mystery and romance surround the original building. In those days it consisted of two stone and clay fisherman's cottages built in 1875 in the vernacular style…
PlaceAlbertyn’s House, Simonstown
The structure was erected in 1799-1801 by Alexander Tennant, in Simonstown. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 August 1979. …
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
Situated in front of the Rustenburg Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger during the last days of his exile. It was made by a French sculptor; Archard. A figure…
PlaceRooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
This property forms part of the Rooihuiskraal Battlefield. where the Battle of Rooihuiskraal took place, on 12 February 1881 during the First War of…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
Sir Winston Churchill escaped from this Building when, for a time it was used to House Prisoners-of-War, during the Anglo-Boer War. Single-storied red brick…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek realised that they would have to make far better…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
This school was declared a National Monument. Pretoria Boys High School, also known as 'Boys High'. It is a public, tuition charging, English medium boys high…
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Shipwreck site of the Portuguese Ship-…
PlaceJewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
The temple was designed by Orlando Middleton and erected by Jacob Kohler and Sons. The Port Elizabeth, Orthodox Hebrew Congregation was formed in 1903. It's…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
Housed in an 1890 Dutch Reformed Church in Polokwane, is the Hugh Eksteen Photographic Museum. Browse through over 23000 negatives and original photographs…
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
The Building was erected during the South African Boer War by the British Military, under the guidance of Major-General G Barton, who commanded British forces…
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
Stadium built in Johannesburg for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The design concept of the Stadium is: 'The Calabash, or African pot'.This iconic, 87 436-seater is…
PlaceOld House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
This museum is also known as the Natal Settlers Museum. The property originally extended from the Bay to St Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: …
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
The Old Fort and Durban's first cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city centre. The first formal European settlement of…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
Stamford Hill is a Suburb known for major sports and event facilities like futuristic Moses Mabhida Stadium, a soccer venue with a viewing platform and bungee…
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ temple in Africa and one of the finest…
PlaceWoodstock
The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town, on the Main Road to Stellenbosch, later to become known as, Albert Road. The Area was named after…
PlaceSomerset Road, Green Point
The Settlement of Green Point was established sometime before June 1846, and in 1870 its name was changed to Somerset Road, presumably to differentiate it from…